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pec·u·la·tion /ˌpe-kyə-'lā-shən/ n [Late Latin peculation- peculatio, from Latin peculari to embezzle, from peculium private property, from pecu cattle]: misappropriation esp. of public funds
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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bad faith, bad repute, conversion (misappropriation), embezzlement, larceny, misappropriation, misusage, theft
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Misappropriation of government funds or property.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 The fraudulent misuse of funds by one to whom they have been entrusted for purposes for which those funds were not intended, especially the misuser's own benefit.2 Embezzlement, especially when done by a public official.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The unlawful appropriation, by a depositary of public funds, of the government property entrusted to the care of the depository; the fraudulent diversion to an individual's personal use of money or goods entrusted to that person's care.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The unlawful appropriation, by a depositary of public funds, of the government property entrusted to the care of the depository; the fraudulent diversion to an individual's personal use of money or goods entrusted to that person's care.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.misappropriation of public (government) funds or property.See also: misappropriation
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.